Prissy, Dennis, and Tom's Day

We meet Dennis a young slave of the Carter family, Prissy, the Carter's youngest daughter, and Tom an apprentice carpenter. This episode explores the differences in work, education, lifestyle, and family life of the different classes these children represent.

 

Mr. Carter's Day

In this episode we meet Mr. Carter a member of the gentry and a counselor to the Royal Governor. He seeks his own counsel with Mr. Grove, a wise plantation owner as to whether he should support efforts to protest the British actions in Boston. This episode examines the political responsibilities, as well as the home life of the gentry.

 

Daniel Grove's Day

Daniel Grove is a young gentry man who will escort Mr. Carter's oldest daughter Elizabeth to a ball this evening. This episode looks into Daniel's lessons ranging from Shakespeare to fencing, and takes us along on a horse race and to a subscription ball.

Jill's Day

Jill is a slave at the Grove plantation. She is pregnant, and nearly run down by Daniel and his friend while they are racing their horses. This episode shows the hardships of plantation slaves' lives, how enslaved families can be separated by their masters, and the difficulty of escape.

 

Anne Sparks's Day

As Elizabeth Carter is shopping at the millinery for accessories to wear to the ball, Anne Sparks a free black woman who makes her living as a seamstress arrives. This episode explores family life in a free black household, and teaches how even free African Americans struggled in eighteenth-century Virginia.

Patsy Grenville's Day

Anne Sparks sews for the Grenville store too. Patsy Grenville is the young daughter of the proprietor. Patsy has a head for business but is unlikely to earn the chance to own her own store. This episode takes a close look at how people purchased their goods in eighteenth-century Virginia, and examines the colonial monetary system.

 

James Campbell's Day

Tom's friend, James, is apprenticed to a master blacksmith. James has ambitions to become an artisan, but first he must learn the lessons of hammer and forge. This episode looks closely at the apprentice system in colonial times.

 

Mrs. Woods Day

Tom is apprenticed to Mr. Wood, and lives with the Wood family. This episode explores the role of a middle class woman in the eighteenth century, as we follow Mrs. Wood through her day of supervising the household, running errands, and celebrating an anniversary.